What Kind of Flour for Gluten-Free Diet?
Best Gluten-Free Flour
The Gluten-Free diet strives to eliminate all gluten from daily consumption. While most practitioners of this diet do it out of medical necessity due to celiac disease or wheat allergies, people without these conditions have been known to follow the diet as well to live a healthier lifestyle. Gluten can be found in wheat, barley, rye, and many other types of flour.
Because gluten is in many flours, it is important to pick the right flours when using a Lee Household Flour Mill to prepare food. Participants in the diet can grind these flours using an electric mill:
- Amaranth flour
- Brown rice flour
- Buckwheat flour
- Chickpea flour
- Corn flour
- Millet flour
- Oat flour
- Quinoa flour
- Rice flour
- Sorghum flour
- White rice flour
What Can You Eat on a Gluten-Free Diet?
It may seem as though a lot of foods are taken off the menu when on this diet, but many foods are readily available in gluten-free forms. Always be sure to check labels for gluten ingredients, as well as malt syrups and malt extracts.
Gluten-Free Foods:
- Beans, seeds and nuts
- Fresh eggs
- Fresh meats, fish and poultry
- Fruits and vegetables
- Most dairy products
Foods with Gluten
Although many types of bread, breakfast cereal, and packaged foods contain gluten, most grocery stores carry a selection of gluten-free options. When milling gluten-free flour, be sure to avoid:
- Barley
- Rye
- Triticale
- Wheat
- Durum flour
- Farina
- Graham flour
- Kamut
- Semolina
- Spelt
While this is not a complete list of flours containing gluten, it is a good starting point when choosing which flours for use in your own cooking and baking.
Read full How to Mill Your Own Flour Guide.
Flours Compatible with the Gluten-Free Diet
Almond Flour: Compatible
Amaranth Flour: Compatible
Brown Rice Flour: Compatible
Buckwheat Flour: Compatible
Chia Seed Flour: Compatible
Chickpea Flour: Compatible
Coconut Flour: Compatible
Corn Flour: Compatible
Millet Flour: Compatible
Oat Flour: Compatible
Potato Flour: Compatible
Quinoa Flour: Compatible
Rice Flour: Compatible
Sorghum Flour: Compatible
Spelt Flour: Compatible
Tapioca Flour: Compatible
Teff Flour: Compatible
White Rice Flour: Compatible
Wild Rice Flour: Compatible
Flours Not Compatible with the Gluten-Free Diet
All Purpose Flour: Not Compatible
Barley Flour: Not Compatible
Buckwheat Flour: Not Compatible
Bulgur Flour: Not Compatible
Durum Wheat Flour: Not Compatible
Farro Flour: Not Compatible
Freekeh Flour: Not Compatible
Hard Red Spring Wheat Flour: Not Compatible
Hard Red Winter Wheat Flour: Not Compatible
Hard White Spring Wheat Flour: Not Compatible
Hard White Winter Wheat Flour: Not Compatible
Kamut Flour: Not Compatible
Pumpernickel Flour: Not Compatible
Rye Flour: Not Compatible
Semolina Flour: Not Compatible
Soft Red Spring Wheat Flour: Not Compatible
Soft Red Winter Wheat Flour: Not Compatible
Soft White Spring Wheat Flour: Not Compatible
Soft White Winter Wheat Flour: Not Compatible
Triticale Flour: Not Compatible
Whole Grain Wheat Flour: Not Compatible
Gluten-Free Recipes
Vegan Buckwheat Maple Crackers
Gluten-Free Challah with Oat and Quinoa Flour
Gluten-Free Oatmeal Spiced Muffins
Gluten-free Raspberry Corn Muffins
Gluten-Free Sorghum Flour Pizza Crust
Gluten-Free Whole Grain Buckwheat Pancakes
Quinoa Pasta Dough (Vegan & Gluten-Free)
Gluten-Free Lemon Coconut Muffins